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Fans can vote through June 11 on five brick-built card designs, including Mew, Gyarados, Joltik and Rowlet; the winner will be announced by February 4, 2027 and sold in stores.
Each six-card booster will be all foil and include one of 30 Pikachu cards. The anniversary set is scheduled for September 16 in Japan, with a near-simultaneous international launch.
Five finalists advanced from 756 submissions to a May 28–June 11 fan vote; the winning 400–2,500-piece card design will be announced February 4, 2027.
The retrospective highlights Ancient Mew’s unreadable text, Jynx’s culturally insensitive original design, and a Pokémon Rumble Zapdos resembling an electrified canary.
A Beckett Black Label Paldean Fates Mew ex #232 sold for $236,000 at Goldin on May 18, while PSA 10 copies trade near $3,000 and raw copies once cost just over $100.
The Paldean Fates #232 “Bubble Mew” BGS Black Label 10 sold for $236,543 at Goldin; only two copies hold the grade, and the price topped the prior Mew record by about $80,000.
Expedition’s low print run and damage-prone e-Reader borders have made high grades scarce; Charizard #6 reaches about $380 raw and $28,000 in a graded 10, while Gengar #13 can top $20,000.
Five graded-card sales stood out from April to mid-May, including a $350,000 PSA 10 Base Set Charizard and a record $32,940 PSA 8 Rayquaza Gold Star.
A BGS Black Label 10 Bubble Mew sold for $236,543 at Goldin; one of only two at that grade, it exceeded the previous Mew record by more than $80,000.
Ancient Mew copies average about $113 near mint on TCGplayer, putting the 29-card cache near $3,300 if sold individually without a bulk discount.
IGN staff mark Pokémon’s 30th anniversary by sharing personal collections spanning graded cards, vintage Gen 1 items, Pikachu pens, plush and memorabilia.
For Pokémon’s 30th anniversary, IGN staff spotlight personal collections spanning vintage cards, Pikachu plush, retro games and rarities such as the Grey Felt Hat Pikachu.
The unverified Japanese set is reportedly due September 16 with 20 six-card packs per ¥7,200 box, alongside an Espeon and Umbreon deck; the release date may be a placeholder.
TPCi confirmed an October 2026 celebratory expansion with the first coordinated global Pokémon TCG launch, while Mew and Mewtwo appeared in its teaser.